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WEN 6552T 13 in 15 Amp 3 Blade Benchtop Corded Thickness Planer
Last Updated: September 27, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.0
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Price
30money, planer, worth, tool, wen
+90%
-10%
" ... It’s a steal for the price and performs just as well if not better than the name brand planers!! ... "
" ... Great for the money. ... "
" ... For the money you pay, and only being 110 volts, it did a very good job ... "
" ... For the price, the quality is second to none. ... I have a few WEN tools and The quality for the price can’t be beat. ... "
" ... Works like a champ, great tool for a great price ... "
" ... For the price you can’t beat it! ... "
" ... The price I paid was the lowest I found anywhere and I believe i paid $120 less that the manufacturer's recommended price (double hooray!). ... "
" ... This looked like what I needed and the price was right. ... "
Build Quality
24pieces, metal, planing, gauge, fell apart
+29%
-71%
" ... The item broke and wouldn't start after only using it for two days. ... "
" ... After using it for only the third time we heard some crunching and clicking with some pieces of metal coming out then the rollers stopped working. ... "
" ... Upon inspection, I found small pieces of broken metal. ... "
" ... Even though I am removing very thin layer of wood. ... "
" ... It completely fell apart after a few hours of planing and the knifes continued to break leaving scratch marks all over. ... "
" ... Material removal gauge came apart after about 5 hours of use. ... Lock-tite would have been a good idea for the securing screw. ... "
" ... It destroys paduk, ebony and maple . ... "
" ... I suspect it was a cheap plastic gear that broke? ... "
Product Reliability
19weeks, started, planer, boards, rollers
+47%
-53%
" ... I've had it for about 2 months. ... "
" ... Wen is total junk! ... "
" ... Feed rollers stopped working as soon as I got it, making it near useless. ... "
" ... One of the feed rollers stopped working ... "
" ... I bought the planer back in January of this year. ... "
" ... I've had this planer for a few weeks. ... "
" ... Now, I have to figure out how to repair it, or have it repaired. ... UPDATE: Wen sent me two new rollers, which has nothing to do with the problem. ... "
" ... But today it broke when i was cranking it up. ... "
Hair
18cut, cutting, knife, snipe, rough cut
+78%
-22%
" ... smooth cutting almost no snipe ... "
" ... Easy to set up and makes smooth cuts, just wish it had a recall function to get all biards the same length instead if eye balling where the line is. ... "
" ... It handles all my cutting boards and other projects awesome. ... "
" ... Since the stock moves through plane at a quick pace, taking small cuts is much easier on the blades and gives a smoother finish. ... "
" ... High quality cut and quieter than expected. ... "
" ... I did find that it will work best if you hook it up to a powerful vacuum - my little shop vac wasn't cutting it so I got a Vacmaster 5.5 hp "Beast" hooked to a 15 gallon collection system and now the planer stays dust and chip free. ... "
" ... I looked everywhere for an affordable 3-knife planer and after many months found what I thought might be worth the risk. ... It is working just as well as the really expensive brands, the blades are holding up to hardwoods with consistent smooth cuts (good enough to skip sanding), and it adjusts incrementally as one would want in fine woodworking. ... Only a helical cutter head could beat it. ... "
" ... Excellent and smooth cut. ... "
Ease of Use
12easy to set, easy, feed, adjustment, table
+83%
-17%
" ... Very simple to use. ... "
" ... Easy fix by building into a feed table. ... "
" ... .SO FAR IT HAS BEEN A GREAT MACHINE EASY TO SET UP AND DOES A GOOD JOB. ... "
" ... very easy to use ... "
" ... This tool is extremely easy to set up and use even for someone that has only used a plainer once before many years ago. ... "
" ... Snipe isn't bad, and is mostly pretty easy to avoid. ... "
" ... Adjustment is easy. ... "
Cleaning
12dust, planer, cleaned, chip, vacuum
+83%
-17%
" ... Planes boards very smoothly, the dust collection system was perfect ... "
" ... I was able to clean up my wood better and faster than sanding. ... "
" ... It was missing a knob bolt for the vacuum pick up system . ... "
" ... The first test board I ran through was a clean 1x6 piece of poplar. ... "
" ... I ran some pine through it that gummed up the works, but it was very easy to get the blades out and I cleaned them and the rollers with mineral spirits and was back in action. ... "
" ... The chip collector path was an easy hookup to my ridged shop vac and worked pretty good. ... "
" ... I did find that it will work best if you hook it up to a powerful vacuum - my little shop vac wasn't cutting it so I got a Vacmaster 5.5 hp "Beast" hooked to a 15 gallon collection system and now the planer stays dust and chip free. ... "
" ... Simple to set up, only complaint would be a better dust chute, even with a shop vac it can get clogged fairly easy. ... "
Marketplace
9products, good, company, wen, shipped
+78%
-22%
" ... My expectations were fulfilled. ... "
" ... Works as advertised . ... "
" ... shipped for free. ... "
" ... THIS IS MY FIRST WEN PRODUCT AND AM HAPPY WITH COMPANY. ... I WILL BUY OTHER PRODUCTS BY THIS COMPANY. ... "
" ... Good quality and fast shipment, thanks! ... "
" ... Thank the seller. ... "
Fit
9feed, board, snipe, rollers, gauge
+56%
-44%
" ... As for the noise level, not really sure, I wear ear protection and it hasn't been a problem. ... "
" ... Everything seems to be put together nice and tight. ... "
" ... I received the Wen From Amazon,used it on a two foot board worked fine,next day lifted one side to put non skid pads under it,found two nuts,off the Guide columns or post,put them back. ... "
" ... It's well put together and a solid piece of machinery. ... "
" ... I like the gauge the shows what you are going to plane off as you put the board in the feeder side. ... "
For Travel
8use, wide, try, stock, piece
+75%
-25%
" ... Plane all your stock at the same time and measure often and you’ll be fine. ... "
" ... It planes with surgical precision and is very east use once you figure out how to use the adjustment gauge. ... "
" ... Since the stock moves through plane at a quick pace, taking small cuts is much easier on the blades and gives a smoother finish. ... "
" ... works great, seems to plane boards well. ... "
" ... now that i use daily, i feel that planer is going to jump at me and plane me away. ... "
" ... I highly recommend this plane. ... "
Setup
6set, took, table, setup, feed
+67%
-33%
" ... Easy fix by building into a feed table. ... "
" ... It required less than 15 minutes of set up before firing it up and putting a few scraps through it for practice. ... "
" ... Set-up took some time, and I had to fine-tune the blade guide adjustments. ... "
Capacity
6floor, planed, lots
+83%
-17%
" ... I just do small house projects and and have had no problem with this product. ... "
" ... This has gotten lots and lots of use as we planed and planed and planed boards for the floor in our house. ... "
" ... Works good for around the house work ... "
" ... The best for the remodel for the house. ... "
" ... it shot a board out across the room. ... "
Sound Quality
6loud, started, one, made, hearing
+17%
-83%
" ... Noise is loud but tolerable with hearing protection. ... "
" ... I ran the 6th board through and about halfway in, the motor made a god awful noise, the board slowed down and sparks and smoke came out of the motor. ... A friend of mine said "you should buy the DeWalt", I didn't listen. ... "
" ... (Unit has a loud clicking sound in one side of the gear box. ... "
" ... next day planed one short board,then on the next board,made crazy noise,as if gears came apart,started smoking before I could hit off switch ... "
Overall performance
6planer, hard, snipe, machine
+100%
" ... Does the job. ... "
" ... Aside from the snipe issue the planer runs great and does a great job. ... "
" ... Perfect for the job! ... "
" ... This Planer get the job done. ... "
" ... So far it meets my expectations and does a good job. ... "
Delivery
6fast, delivery, shipped, one, good
+100%
" ... shipped for free. ... "
" ... Arrived on time. ... "
" ... I HAVE HAD PLANNER FOR A MONTH AND VERY HAPPY, SHIPPING WAS VERY FAST, I RECEIVED EXACTLY WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE DELIVERED. ... "
" ... It was also nicely packaged. ... "
" ... Works as needed, fast delivery. ... "
Design
6pine, finish, makes, like, smooth
+67%
-33%
" ... Planed a few pine boards and was very pleased with smoothness and flatness of finish. ... "
" ... Finish on pine was like 320 sandpaper, ready to finish. ... "
" ... It leaves a great finish. ... "
" ... It makes the wood smooth just like I want it. ... "
Volume
5hearing, table, side, saw, protection
-100%
" ... Noise is loud but tolerable with hearing protection. ... "
" ... Only down side is it is very loud, but most planers are. ... "
" ... (Unit has a loud clicking sound in one side of the gear box. ... "
" ... After everything was unpacked and assembled, I powered it up to see just how loud it was. ... Someone in a review had mentioned that it was only as loud as a table saw at idle. ... Maybe that person has a really loud table saw, but mine purrs pretty quietly. ... "
Returns
5let, amazon, one
+40%
-60%
" ... Now waiting for Wen support to send me a gearbox. ... "
" ... First off let me say that Amazon is awesome because they let me return this piece of garbage even though it was past the return date. ... It would've been $90 to ship. ... I called amazon and thank god they let me return this POS because I thought I was gonna be out $270. ... "
" ... Put in a box for a refund and ordered a 735x dewalt. ... "
Storage
5exit, trays, tray, snipe, planer
+60%
-40%
" ... I purchased four 19.99 steel roller stands from Lowes and ensured they were level with the machines entry/exit feed trays. ... Also, recommend before you start using the machine that you ensure the feed trays are level. ... "
" ... It is light enough to store it in my shelving and then bring it out when I need it. ... "
" ... I also noted the space between the legs, so I built that into a cabinet for blades, tools and related stuff. ... "
Comfort
4side, hand, dewalt, could, bit
+50%
-50%
" ... (side opposite the two chains.hopefully it will WEAR IN soon. ... "
" ... Could have likely saved the headache by spending the extra money on the Dewalt. ... "
For Running
3run, ran, running, planer, job
+67%
-33%
" ... I ran a bunch through it already. ... "
" ... Aside from the snipe issue the planer runs great and does a great job. ... "
Features
3better
+67%
-33%
" ... My old Delta (comparable in size and features) was many times better, so I will try to get a replacement motor for it. ... "
" ... Again, love the quality, workability and top-notch features on this one as well. ... "
Suction
3system, shop vac, planer, dust, cutting
+67%
-33%
" ... I did find that it will work best if you hook it up to a powerful vacuum - my little shop vac wasn't cutting it so I got a Vacmaster 5.5 hp "Beast" hooked to a 15 gallon collection system and now the planer stays dust and chip free. ... "
" ... It was missing a knob bolt for the vacuum pick up system . ... "
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Size: 6 meters